Last week there was a social media furore over the Forest Management And Conservation Bill 2021. The Bill seeks to amend the law by curtailing the involvement of the regulator, Kenya Forest Service, when varying forest boundaries.
Kenya has about 7.4 per cent forest cover and there is an ambitious plan to increase this cover to 10 per cent. The importance of forests are diverse including serving as water catchment and mitigating adverse climatic changes.
